Reclining-chair.



F. MEYROSE.

REOLINING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1912..

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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F. MEYROSE.

REGLINING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1912.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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FERDINAND MEYROSE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

RECLINING-GHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 9,1913.

Application filed August 5, 1912. Serial No. 713,216.

of the chair will be self-elevating when the occupant rises from areclining position.

Another object is to provide improved means whereby the occupant canreadily adjust the back of the chair to any desired inclination.

Another object is to provide improved means for adjusting the legsupports of the chair in accordance with the desire of the occupant.

Other and further objects will appear in the specification and bespecifically pointed out in the appended claim, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of this im proved reclining chair, thelying position shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a rear view of thisreclining chair. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of one of thewinding drums and springs used in lifting the back of the chair, partsbeing shown in section. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section taken onthe line 1VIV, Fig.3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section of a portion of thechair taken on the line V-V, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings: 1 designates the front legs of the chair, 2the rear legs, which front and rear legs are connected by the side rods3. The rear legs are connected by the bottom and top rods 1 and 5.Supporting the side of the chair, and connecting with the front and rearlegs, is a side rod 6, the rear of said side rods and the rear legs 2terminating in the elbows 7, said elbows forming a support for the rod5. Mounted adjacent these elbows 7, between the rear legs 2, are levers8, said levers being connected, as at 9, to the back 10 of the chair.Mounted to the back of the chair 10, adjacent the lower end, arebrackets 11 supporting a rod 12. The ends of said rod 12 carry hinges13, said hinges being mounted on the under side of the resting arms 14-of the chair. The front legs 1 of the chair extend upwardly above theside members 6 and are curved rearwardly adjacent the top,

as shown at 15. Said rearward portions 15 are flattened and have avertical opening formed therein through which an eye 16 of the rod 17 ismounted. Said rods 17, extending rearwardly on the under side, andparallel with, the resting arms 1 1-, are supported in the brackets 18,which brackets are also mounted on the underside of the arms.

Mounted on the rods 17, between the depending bearing portions 19 of thebrackets 18, is a spring actuated stop 20, which spring actuated stop isof common construction. By pressing the finger clips 21 said spring canbe slid along the rod 17. When said finger clips 21 are released, thespring actuated stop 20 grips the rod and is immovable.

Loosely mounted on the rear rod 4, and adjacent the rear legs 2, aresleeves or drums 22 which are held in place by the collars 23. Looselymounted on the drums 22 adjacent said rear le 's 2 are spring casings 21, which .casings contain flat coiled springs 25, said springs beingfastened at one of their outside ends to the casings 24, as shown at 26,and at their inner ends to the drums 22, as shown at 27. Mounted on thedrums 22 bet-ween the collars 23 and spring casings 2-1 is a winding ofbelting 28, said belting being fastened at one end to the drums 22 andat its opposite end to the lower ends of the levers 8, as shown at 29.Pivotally mounted at 30 at the intersections of the front legs 1 andside rod members 6 are leg rest supports 31, said leg rest supportscarrying supporting fabric 32 therebetween. The upper ends of said frontleg rests 31 carry spring actuated stops 33 which stops are slidablymounted upon rods 3a which are bent radially from the pivotal mountings30, and are mounted at their ends at 25 to the front legs 1 and sidemembers 6.

In the operation of this improved device, assuming that the occupant issitting in an upright position, which upright position of the chair isshown in full lines Fig. 1, and he desires to lie in a recliningposition, he will press together the finger clips 21 of the springactuated stops 20 so as to slide the stops 20 along the rod 17 to theposition shown in full lines Fig. 1. Then he will lean back against theback 10 and said back, being hinged on the rod 5 to the leg orsupporting frame, will be lowered to the position shown in dotted linesFig. 1.

While the back was being lowered, the lower ends of the levers 8 travelupwardly, thereby unwinding the straps 28, and at the same time turningthe drums 22 which would wind up the springs 25 which are mounted in thespring casings 24%, said casings 24L being held against turning by theengagement of pawls 37, mounted on the rear legs 2 by the bolts 38, withstops or lugs 36 carried by the casing 24.

It will be noted that when the back 10 was moved rearwardly, the restingarms 14, being hinged to the back, also traveled therewith the rear endsof the arms inclining downwardly and the forward ends of the armsresting on the eye 16 of the rod 17, and the forward bearing 19 of thebrackets 18 engaging the spring actuated stops 20, as shown in dottedlines Fig. 1, limiting the movement of the rearward action of the chairback. By this spring actuated stop 20 being slidable along the rod 17,when so desired, any desired regulation of stop can be obtained to limitthe rearward movement of the chair. By the actuation of the springactuated stops 33 of the rods 34, any desired inclination of the legrests can be obtained.

In the event of the occupant desiring to sit up from a recliningposition, a slight elevation of the body, enough to lift the dead weightoff the back, will start the back on its upward travel. As theheretofore stated backward movement of the chair back wound up thesprings, the unwinding act-ion of said springs, when the weight isreleased from the back of the chair, will readily raise the back to anupright position.

If it is desired, at any time, to increase the tension of the springs25, a mere turning of the spring casing 24: toward the left until thepawl 37 engages another one of the lugs 36 will accomplish this result.Or, if the tension of the spring is too great, a lifting of the pawl 37and turning of the casing back in the opposite direction will weaken thetension of the spring. This operation of increasing or decreasing thespring tension is applicable in cases where a chair of this character isoccupied by an invalid or a convalescent, so that the spring tension canbe regulated according to their weight.

That I claim is:

In a reclining chair, the combination of a supporting or leg frame, aback pivotally mounted adjacent its lower end in the said frame, restingarms pivotally connected with said chair back, rods pivotally connectedwith the front portion of said support-ing frame adjacent the under sideof said resting arms, said resting arms being slidably mounted on saidrods, adjustable stops mounted on said rods for limiting the slidingmovement of said resting arms and said chair back, spring actuated meansmounted on said chair and connected to said chair back for returningsaid chair back and said resting arms to their forward position when theweight of the occupant is removed therefrom.

FERDINAND MEYROSE.

In the presence of M. O. HAMMON, H. G. FLETCHER.

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